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Study finds global oil demand likely to grow despite pandemic, climate policies

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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected both consumer and commercial transportation, but global oil demand will probably continue to grow through 2030, according to a new study. In three of the four scenarios, global oil demand continued to grow through 2030. Lines represent global oil demand by study scenario.

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UCL-led study finds climate impact caused by growing space industry needs urgent mitigation

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The rapidly growing space industry may have a greater climate effect than the aviation industry and undo repair to the protective ozone layer if left unregulated, according to a new study led by UCL and published in the journal Earth’s Future as an open-access paper. The space industry is one of the world’s fastest growing sectors.

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How will climate change impact food production?

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Researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy have developed a new method for predicting the financial impacts climate change will have on food production. The post How will climate change impact food production? appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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What’s needed to solve the global climate crisis?

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American Diversified Enterprises discusses the key issues that need to be addressed in the journey to solving the global climate crisis. The post What’s needed to solve the global climate crisis? appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars

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Their study appears in Global Change Biology. The researchers used predictive population models coupled with advanced mapping techniques to estimate the climate damage wild pigs are causing across five continents. Unrecognized threat to global soil carbon by a widespread invasive species.” Global Change Biology doi: 10.1111/gcb.15769.

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Study: 2/3 of aviation climate impact due to emissions other than CO2

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of the human-made climate impact; two-thirds of this impact are caused by emissions other than CO 2 , according to a new study by researchers in Europe and the US. Schematic overview of the processes by which aviation emissions and increased cirrus cloudiness affect the climate system. Aviation accounts for 3.5%

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